Editing King Diamond (section)

===Mercyful Fate===
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Following Mercyful Fate's 1984 release of ''[[Don't Break the Oath]]'' and the subsequent tour (which saw them play in the U.S. for the first time), Diamond split ways with Mercyful Fate. With him, he took two of his bandmates (Hansen and Denner) to pursue a solo career under his own name.

Mercyful Fate reunited in 1992 (while Diamond simultaneously continued his solo career) and recorded five more studio albums. In 1999, Diamond and Hank Shermann performed the song "Evil" live with [[Metallica]]. This performance also featured Diamond without his famous makeup.

[[File:King Diamond live 1999.jpg|thumb|King Diamond in 1999]]
In 2000, Diamond decided to put Mercyful Fate on hold and continue on with his solo career.

On 1 August 2019 Mercyful Fate announced a reunion and an accompanying European tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/copenhell-2020-will-see-mercyful-fate-back-on-their-home-turf|title=Mercyful Fate bring original lineup back to home turf in Copenhell 2020|first=Alice Pattillo02|last=August 2019|website=Loudersound.com|date=2 August 2019 |access-date=2020-03-25}}</ref>

In June 2022, Mercyful Fate debuted a new song, "The Jackal of Salzburg". In August 2022, King Diamond confirmed that the band was actively working on a new album.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Absolute Top Horror |url=https://www.creem.com/fresh-creem/king-diamond-mercyful-fate-creem-interview |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=CREEM - America’s only rock ‘n’ roll magazine. Subscribe now. |language=en}}</ref>